Daily Mining Update (July 29, 2026) — A quick look at notable company and project news across precious metals, base metals, and critical minerals from the past 24–48 hours.
Key updates
Westhaven Gold: infill drilling highlights at Shovelnose (BC)
Westhaven Gold reported additional infill drilling results from the South Zone deposit at its Shovelnose gold-silver project in southern British Columbia, as part of an ongoing 35,000 m program (with a fifth rig now active for exploration drilling). GlobeNewswire release
- Highlight intersections included 27.51 m grading 14.47 g/t Au and 52.3 g/t Ag (hole SNR26-99) and 30.76 m grading 3.31 g/t Au and 21.3 g/t Ag (hole SNR26-114).
- The company also reported a 0.52 m interval grading 200 g/t Au and 141 g/t Ag (hole SNR26-113).
Santacruz Silver: Q2 2026 production update
Santacruz Silver reported Q2 2026 consolidated production of 1,573,100 ounces of silver, 23,240 tonnes of zinc, 3,165 tonnes of lead, and 337 tonnes of copper across its operations in Bolivia and Mexico. Newsfile release
Awalé Resources: closed strategic financing
Awalé Resources announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement totaling C$18,987,000 (22,337,664 common shares at C$0.85/share), with subscriptions from Predictive Discovery and Fortuna Mining. Newsfile release
Hycroft Mining: Q2 2026 results filing
Hycroft Mining reported Q2 2026 results and the filing of its Form 10‑Q, highlighting $220.5 million in unrestricted cash and no debt, and noted it plans to accelerate drilling at the Brimstone and Vortex high-grade silver systems by adding two core rigs (for a total of four). AAP/PR Newswire release
Harmony Gold: new multi-currency syndicated facilities
Harmony Gold announced it concluded new syndicated multi-tranche, multi-currency loan facilities comprising US$500 million, A$500 million, and R7 billion, which it said reduce funding costs and strengthen liquidity; the company said proceeds will be used in part to refinance existing facilities and its MAC Copper acquisition bridge facility. Harmony announcement
Anglo American / Kumba Iron Ore: interim results note
Anglo American noted Kumba Iron Ore released interim results for the half year ended 30 June 2026 to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and directed readers to Kumba’s financial results page. Anglo American note
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